Breeding in captivity

eel · Jan 2, 2011

I dont like removing fish from there natural habitat especially with global warming and everything already a threat to the species. that why I was so glad when I saw these articles on breeding rope fish and freshwater morays.
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=3121#comment1323

Robbie Dick, March 10, 2007
When I was about ten I purchased a Freshwater Moray Eel. I did some research and soon found out that there is no such thing as a freshwater moray eel. All the Eels you have pictured are called Common Dwarf Moray eels, with the exception of the very first Eel, which is not a moray (no nasal holes or heat pits on their detachable Jaw). They are born in streams of freshwater but soon must travel into the oceans to survive. They can survive in brackish water for extended periods of time but much prefer full salinity. With my Eel I can stimulate her reproductive cycle to lay eggs by decreasing the salinity (simulating travel up into a stream). I have tried twice to introduce a male to fertilize the eggs, but both times I have tried
the added eels turned out to be females and laid eggs on their own. I think if you were to inform people that these eels were meant to be in full saltwater they would have a much better chance of them surviving. Thank you.
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http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Oddball, Moray Eel.htm

This gives me hope that in a few years all species will be able to breed in captivity and we will no longer have wild caught fish for sale in pet shops.

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